Okay, I warned you already — due to a couple of really exciting family events coming up this spring/summer, I’m going to be harping on about babies and weddings a fair bit from time to time. (Consider this one of those times.)
Okay, let’s talk about Wedding Favours a minute: those little gifts for your guests that also serve to decorate the tables at your reception. I beg you right now to forget all about those tacky little plastic cups filled with after-dinner mints and wrapped in tulle. Really, no one is impressed. And no one over the age of 5 will eat the candy.
You can do much better — for not much cost.
When my own beloved soon-to-be-niece asked my opinion of personalized flower seed packets as a wedding favour / guest gift, you could probably hear my applause across the country. Ever the helpful Auntie, I went looking for a simple-yet-elegant version in her chosen wedding-theme colours (celadon green, with many shades of white) and here’s what I came up with:
This 3″ x 3″ favour is a combination of two pieces of paper — your chosen colour and a translucent piece with your personal wedding details printed on it — with box-folded corners to keep the seed packet safe inside.
I always worry about getting stuck with a soppy pre-printed message on personalized items, but here again we’re in luck! The message inside is smply this:
Thank you for sharing this special day. Please plant these seeds to create a garden of lasting memories.
You get to choose from a bunch of different flower seed types, and complete growing instructions are included. Some assembly is required, but heck, what are all those bridesmaids for?
The price is $1.55 each if you’re ordering 100 or more, $1.65 for 50+ pieces, and so on; available at Plant A Memory.
Tags: gifts, wedding
You know what, just wanted to let you know that we gave away seedling trees at our wedding. Ordered from the Arbor Day Foundation…and I think we spent about the same amount of money. I was able to choose among several varieties. The guests really enjoyed them as well.
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